Ethanol → 2-(2-Bromopyridin-3-yl)acetonitrile

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A mixture of 2-bromo-3-bromomethyl-pyridine (840 mg, 3.35 mmol) and sodium cyanide (187.99 mg, 3.68 mmol) is stirred and refluxed for 1 h in a mixture water (10 mL)-ethanol (2 mL). The reaction mixture is diluted with dichloromethane and washed with saturated aqueous solution of sodium bicarbonate. The organic layer is separated, dried over magnesium sulfate and the solvent evaporated in vacuo to give 83% of the title compound that is used without further purification. MS (m/z): 197 (M+1), 199 (M+3).

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